At my appointment on Monday, my doctor said I could end my bedrest on Wednesday!!! He said if she comes now, she'll be just fine. I am so excited to be free!!! My awesome Mom drove down Wednesday so that we could go play. We ran some errands that I have been waiting...and waiting...to do. I'm working on some travel activities/games for Callie for our drive to Texas, so I needed some things. We went out to lunch at Chik-Fil-A in the mall (I have been craving Chik-Fil-A, but didn't really want to make someone go into the mall to get me some), and then my parents, Jason, Callie and I all went to dinner that night at Dickies.
I feel like a new person or maybe I feel like myself again. I did some cleaning around the house on Wednesday morning and I actually really enjoyed it. It was nice to have a break from cleaning, but it would drive me crazy not being able to get those things done and to have to ask other people to do it for me. I must say, I'm not really excited to have to cook and plan meals again...that's one thing I definitely didn't miss.
Last night, Callie went to bed without a fight and didn't wake up once during the night. That hasn't happened in months. It was very exciting to me.
Today we're going to the Tanger Outlet mall in Park City to do some birthday shopping for Jason (his birthday is Sunday). I'm really excited to go shopping. That's another thing I've missed doing. I'm especially excited to go because our family rarely gets that much time together with all of Jason's studying for the CPA exam.
I'm also really looking forward to General Conference this weekend!
Friday, March 30, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
An Extra Week
Well, my doctor added another week of bedrest to lessen the chance of the baby needing to stay in the NICU if she comes early. I know that for having been on bedrest and having internet I have not been posting very much lately, but I don't really have the laptop very often since Jason needs it for school and CPA exam studying.
What Jason's been up to: Speaking of the CPA exam, not only did Jason pass his first exam despite everything going on and his added stresses and responsibilities, but he got an awesome score! We were sooo excited and relieved. He takes his next test at the beginning of April. It is amazing to me how long he can study. He'll be at school and work all day long, come home and take a short break for dinner, and then study until 10:00 or 11:00 at night. I couldn't do that.
What I've been up to: So other than finishing that crocheted baby blanket, I have also crocheted a hat, sewed a diaper bag, and made a hydrangea-looking wreath (with one more to go). I have also played many games with my mom and sister Andrea on my Mom's Touch iPod (thanks for entertaining me, you two!) and I have watched lots of episodes of Bones. I finally added pictures and memorabilia to Callie's baby book, I researched and narrowed down a list of apartment complexes and units to chose from in Dallas, and I've even done some indexing (recording information from documents for family history such as war draft registrations and birth/death records). I am quite sick of bedrest, but the end is in sight! Just another week and a half.
What Callie has been up to: Callie has gone through some ups and downs during this time. She's learned lots of things like how to walk down the stairs unassisted, how to reach new heights (literally), how to kick a ball, and she her vocabulary just keeps growing. On the other hand, she has gone through many different emotions and phases. At times she only wants Mommy to do things and has screamed and cried when other people tried to take care of her. Other times, she didn't want anything to do with Mommy and she went through a phase of screaming every time she was brought home, not wanting to hug, kiss, or see Mommy. She's had a few colds and a tooth that took forever to come, both of which contributed to the upset of her sleeping routine. She's back to taking good naps (most days) and only wakes up once or twice in the night now. She also went through times of not wanting to eat much and being super picky about what she would eat. She has become obsessed with things that provide security and pacification (bottle, paci, blankie). I know it's normal for kids to go through phases like these, but they seem to have been exaggerated with this whole bedrest thing. I guess she's probably learning to be flexible and more independent. My sisters assure me that she won't be permanently ruined and that I'll be able to re-establish normalcy and routine once this is all over.
Needless to say, I have a whole list of things I'm excited to do in a week and a half (while of course taking it easy and resting as much as possible--don't kill me Andrea), which mostly involve doing things away from home like seeing The Hunger Games (!!!!), going to one more BYU Philharmonic concert, and maybe even venturing out to do some shopping.
Here goes 11 more days!
What Jason's been up to: Speaking of the CPA exam, not only did Jason pass his first exam despite everything going on and his added stresses and responsibilities, but he got an awesome score! We were sooo excited and relieved. He takes his next test at the beginning of April. It is amazing to me how long he can study. He'll be at school and work all day long, come home and take a short break for dinner, and then study until 10:00 or 11:00 at night. I couldn't do that.
What I've been up to: So other than finishing that crocheted baby blanket, I have also crocheted a hat, sewed a diaper bag, and made a hydrangea-looking wreath (with one more to go). I have also played many games with my mom and sister Andrea on my Mom's Touch iPod (thanks for entertaining me, you two!) and I have watched lots of episodes of Bones. I finally added pictures and memorabilia to Callie's baby book, I researched and narrowed down a list of apartment complexes and units to chose from in Dallas, and I've even done some indexing (recording information from documents for family history such as war draft registrations and birth/death records). I am quite sick of bedrest, but the end is in sight! Just another week and a half.
What Callie has been up to: Callie has gone through some ups and downs during this time. She's learned lots of things like how to walk down the stairs unassisted, how to reach new heights (literally), how to kick a ball, and she her vocabulary just keeps growing. On the other hand, she has gone through many different emotions and phases. At times she only wants Mommy to do things and has screamed and cried when other people tried to take care of her. Other times, she didn't want anything to do with Mommy and she went through a phase of screaming every time she was brought home, not wanting to hug, kiss, or see Mommy. She's had a few colds and a tooth that took forever to come, both of which contributed to the upset of her sleeping routine. She's back to taking good naps (most days) and only wakes up once or twice in the night now. She also went through times of not wanting to eat much and being super picky about what she would eat. She has become obsessed with things that provide security and pacification (bottle, paci, blankie). I know it's normal for kids to go through phases like these, but they seem to have been exaggerated with this whole bedrest thing. I guess she's probably learning to be flexible and more independent. My sisters assure me that she won't be permanently ruined and that I'll be able to re-establish normalcy and routine once this is all over.
Needless to say, I have a whole list of things I'm excited to do in a week and a half (while of course taking it easy and resting as much as possible--don't kill me Andrea), which mostly involve doing things away from home like seeing The Hunger Games (!!!!), going to one more BYU Philharmonic concert, and maybe even venturing out to do some shopping.
Here goes 11 more days!
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